A Ball Is Thrown from a Building at an Angle

question 22

Multiple Choice

A ball is thrown from a building at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal. If the ball were thrown in the same way from a floor at twice the height, by what factor does the distance from the building at which the ball reaches the ground increase?

• A) 2
• B)2
• C)2 2
• D)insufficient information

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